I didn't know that " Freddie " had left for Iran before the trial. I understood he'd been either " snubbed " because of who he was or just not considered as a suitable witness. However,the truth of the matter is that while in Iran,Freddie was contacted by police but then were notified that he would not return,unless of course it was to testify and because he'd said it would have been purely for the Defence,nobody wanted to know.
I've since learned that the guy was genuinely trying to help Sheila,as a friend and nothing else,contrary to how the media had described the friendship.